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Discussing and sharing ideas, solutions and strategies related to building and maintaining an IT infrastructure. Will also be sharing stories from the trenches, product and tool reviews, virtualization, Office 365 and much more. Please check us out every week for new episodes.

Short question and answer clips from my weekly YouTube Live ask-me-anything show. Topics cover Docker and container tools like Kubernetes, Swarm, AWS, Cloud DevOps and the full software lifecycle supply chain. Full YouTube shows and more info available on website.

Practical Operations is about the difference between runningyour IT organization the "Right Way" and the Practical Way. Your hosts talkabout the theory of small to web scale operations and DevOps and then discusshow to get the most out of these tools in practice.

We join the fight between Apple and Spotify, and debate the meaning of 'fair play' in the App Store and the browser wars. Plus some thoughts on the lessons learned from the 737 MAX, an Elastic Beanstalk PSA, and more! Links: Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward a Chrome-only Web | Ars Technica — Last week, Microsoft made a m ...…

Where we discuss one of the core skills - troubleshooting. Stay alert. Keep your laser handy. Comments for the episode are welcome - at the bottom of the show notes for the episode there is a Disqus setup, or you can email us at feedback@operations.fm

Mike has salvaged a success story from the dumpster fire of the Google+ shutdown, and Wes shares his grief about brittle and repetitive unit tests. Plus Mike reviews the System76 Darter Pro, our tool of the week, and some fantastic audience feedback. Links: TechSNAP Episode 388: The One About eBPF — eBPF is a technology that you’re going to be ...…

Show Links: Twelve Factor Apps: The Config Sample PHP Dockerfile with lots of ENV Those Same ENV's overwritten with docker-compose.yml Simple example of using Docker ENV's to create custom app config Docker MySQL Official Image Entrypoint Script that creates ENV's from files (for secrets) 3 Docker Compose Features for Improving Team Development ...…

Mike breaks down what it takes to build a proper iOS build server, and leaves the familiar shallows of Debian for the open waters of openSUSE. Plus Wes’ reluctant ruby adventures and our pick to ease your javascript packaging woes. Special Guest: Wes Payne. Links: rbenv: Groom your app’s Ruby environment — Use rbenv to pick a Ruby version for y ...…

The three of us debate when to go full serverless, and if ditching servers is worth the cost. Plus the battle against the Cult of Swift gains new allies. Special Guest: Wes Payne. Links: Marco Arment on Twitter — Add up all of the time you’ve spent learning Swift from scratch, accommodating its strictness, fighting its buggy tools, migrating yo ...…

Show Correction: Correction from the audio, Docker is patching the last *two* stable releases of the community edition, not just the last one. See announcement below for details. Show Links: Docker announcement Kubernetes announcement What is runC?By Bret Fisher.

The guys discuss the real last bastion of scratch your own itch, and debate the merits of recent C# functional programing fads that are transforming the language. Plus Mike’s swimming in hardware, and a new movement sweeping the web that starts right here. Special Guest: Wes Payne. Links: Yo, Thelio! - dominickm.com — Overall, I am very happy w ...…

The gangs all together and cover your poignant feedback right out of the gate. Then we jump into the psychological trap of freelancing, and imagine a world where app stores are a true level playing field. Plus some really fun picks, a bit of hoopla, and more. Special Guest: Wes Payne. Links: Feedback from Steve: Employment vs self-employment — ...…

Mike breaks down the drama around nullable reference types in C# 8.0, and we debate what it means for the future of the language. Plus a fresh reminder of Apple's absolute App Store authority, and the state of Mike's relationship with the rust compiler. Special Guest: Wes Payne. Links: RustPython: A Python Interpreter written in Rust Apple bans ...…

Apple wades into controversy after filing some Swift-related patents and we explore WebAssembly and its implications for the open web. Plus the latest on Mike's road to Rust, some great feedback, and more! Special Guest: Wes Payne. Links: Choose Linux — The show that captures the excitement of discovering Linux. Reddit Feedback for Episode 341 ...…

Mike and Wes are back to debate the state of developer tools and ask where Jenkins fits in 2019. Plus some some anger at Apple, and Mike reveals the latest language that's caught his eye. Special Guest: Wes Payne. Links: Dokku — A docker-powered PaaS that helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications. Jenkins — The leading open sourc ...…

Where we discuss the end of 2018 and what we see coming in 2019, including things we missed in 2018"s predictions show. Comments for the episode are welcome - at the bottom of the show notes for the episode there is a Disqus setup, or you can email us at feedback@operations.fm Links for Episode 63: Tilt Kubernetes: The Surprisingly Affordable P ...…

Mike’s just had the talk, and now it's time to make some changes. Including admitting he was wrong about Swift. Plus we read some feedback, answer some questions, and destroy another computer. Links: Year of Structure Feedback Sleep Feedback Can PWAs Do This? Ionic Native - BLE Swift - Apple Developer Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Well I am st ...…

Estimates can be a very tricky thing to get right, but they are vitally important. Peter Kretzman joins us to make it all a bit easier and clearer. Plus Chris thinks he knows why Microsoft is willing to kill off their Edge browser engine and switch it out for Chromium. But can he convince Mike? Special Guest: Peter Kretzman. Links: Electron — T ...…

Mike and Chris don’t claim to have a time machine, but they still have a major problem to solve. Links: To old to start? How to Evaluate open source libs/frames/software? Top programming languages of 2018

iPad Pro is a great machine for people that don’t want to get too much work done. But ultimately this week’s episode is about the guys catching up after a long couple weeks apart. Links: Ferrite Recording Studio — Ferrite is the tool many podcasters and journalists reach for when they’re away from the studio. ‎LumaFusion video editor — Pro vide ...…

Where we discuss the pros and cons of immutable infrastructure. Comments for the episode are welcome - at the bottom of the show notes for the episode there is a Disqus setup, or you can email us at feedback@operations.fm Links for Episode 62: Trash Your Servers and Burn Your Code 12 Factor Apps Digital Ocean What Is Immutable No-SSH Movement P ...…

Where we talk about IBMs purchase of RedHat, and some of the past implications of tech tech mergers and acquisitions. Comments for the episode are welcome - at the bottom of the show notes for the episode there is a Disqus setup, or you can email us at feedback@operations.fm Links for Episode 61: Merger Announcement Maddogs Take…

We answer how Chris and Mike started in independent contracting, and the lessons changes they’d make with some perspective of time. Plus System76’s new Thelio hardware looks great, but would the Mac Mini be the wiser purchase? The guys debate. And a tool of the week, some news, and more! Links: Mac mini Thelio ASP.NET Core Ditching .NET Framewo ...…